UK climate committee calls for limits on aviation growth to 2050

UK Committee on Climate Change report published on Dec. 8 said that the country's aviation policy should be based on the assumption that demand growth between now and 2050 cannot exceed 60% if the UK is to meet the government's target that aviation emissions in 2050 must not exceed 2005 levels. The CCC said that left unchecked, aviation in the UK would grow by 200% by 2050.

UK Committee on Climate Change report published on Dec. 8 said that the country's aviation policy should be based on the assumption that demand growth between now and 2050 cannot exceed 60% if the UK is to meet the government's target that aviation emissions in 2050 must not exceed 2005 levels. The CCC said that left unchecked, aviation in the UK would grow by 200% by 2050.
The 165-page report concludes that fuel efficiency and operational improvements are likely to result in a ...